Shalfi Surname

799,576th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 351 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Shalfi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shalfi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran3271:234,80918,106
United States111:32,950,812797,015
India61:127,844,230863,365
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Israel11:8,557,634182,558

Shalfi Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Shalfi Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Shalfi (Hindi: शल्फी) is held by more people in Iran than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Shalfi.

How Common Is The Last Name Shalfi? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 799,576th most numerous surname globally, held by around 1 in 20,762,239 people. The last name Shalfi occurs mostly in Asia, where 95 percent of Shalfi are found; 95 percent are found in South Asia and 93 percent are found in Islamic South Asia.

This last name is most widespread in Iran, where it is borne by 327 people, or 1 in 234,809. In Iran it is mostly concentrated in: Mazandaran Province, where 92 percent live, Tehran Province, where 5 percent live and Alborz Province, where 2 percent live. Aside from Iran Shalfi occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 3 percent live and India, where 2 percent live.

Shalfi Last Name Statistics demography

Shalfi earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 113.05% more than the national average, earning $91,929 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shalfei922/
Shalfit921/
Salfi912,434/
Chalfi83247/
Salfai8364/
Shalfa8332/
Shelfi8332/
Salfit8316/
Salfii834/
Salfie833/
Sallfi831/
Salfio831/
Salfoi830/
Shalfer772/
Shelfie771/
Shalfeh771/
Salfich771/
Scholfi771/
Zalfi73531/
Salfy73320/
Salfa73276/
Solfi7347/
Salfe737/
Xalfi731/
Salfer67590/
Solfio6719/
Chalfe6716/
Cholfi6713/
Chalfy6712/
Siolfi679/
Salfay678/
Salphi677/
Salfee677/
Schalffer674/
Shelfy673/
Salfeu673/
Schaulfer672/
Shelfe671/
Soilfi671/
Schalpfer671/
Salfet671/
Salffa671/
Salfoy671/
Sallfa671/
Schallfer670/

Shalfi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shalfi in the Hindi language
शल्फीsalphi-

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Shalfi
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